Behind Bloomquist gem, Mustangs win last Friday home game of 2015

Casey Bloomquist finished his 2015 home season on a high note on Friday night. By Owen Main

In what could be his final start at Baggett Stadium, Cal Poly junior Casey Bloomquist matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts and was one out away from a complete game as the Mustangs beat visiting UC Riverside 6-2.

With the win, Cal Poly moved into fourth place in the Big West at 11-8 in conference play and 24-25 overall. After a really sluggish start to the season, Cal Poly is playing a lot better of late. Larry Lee’s squad has gone 14-7 in their last 21 games and is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.

In his final night game at Baggett Stadium, senior third baseman Tommy Pluschkell hit a three-run home run over the left field wall in the second inning. It was the first home run of his Mustang career and came in his 286th career at-bat.

With runners on-base and Bloomquist’s pitch count high, closer Danny Zandona took over for Bloomquist in the ninth inning to get the final out of the game.

The Mustangs capitalized on four UC Riverside errors in the game. After committing lots of errors early in the season, Cal Poly is now in the top half of the conference in fewest errors committed.

Cal Poly plays their final two home games of 2015 Saturday and Sunday at Baggett Stadium. Both games start at 1:00 pm.